Adobe Bridge CC: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques (2017)

Introduction

• What you'll learn in this course
• Using the exercise files

1. The Role of Adobe Bridge

• Why every Adobe Creative Cloud user needs Bridge
• Accessing Bridge from other Adobe apps
• How Bridge is different than Lightroom
• Switching between workspaces

2. Importing Images

• How Bridge works with your hard drives
• What file types can Bridge see?
• Importing images from a camera or a device
• Previewing files

3. Organizing Images

• Batch renaming files
• Adding metadata to images
• Creating a review session in Adobe Bridge CC
• Rating and ranking images
• Stacking and auto-stacking images
• Building and exporting cache files
• Sorting and viewing files
• Creating a collection
• Publishing to Adobe Stock

4. Working with Raw Files

• Converting Raw files to DNG
• Developing images with Adobe Camera Raw
• Batch processing Raw files
• Creating develop settings
• Creating HDR DNG files
• Creating panoramic DNG files

5. Working with Video, Audio, and Animation Files

• Previewing video files
• Previewing timelapse files with Adobe Bridge CC
• Previewing animation files with Adobe Bridge CC
• Previewing After Effects presets with Adobe Bridge CC
• Previewing audio files

6. Saving Time with Adobe Bridge

• Manually installing the Adobe Output Module
• Creating a PDF contact sheet
• Creating a PDF presentation in Bridge CC
• Creating a web presentation
• Accessing Photoshop automation from Bridge
• Accessing Illustrator automation from Bridge

Conclusion

• Next steps